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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process






2. Term used in precedence diagramming method for a logical relationship in current usage. precedence relationship - logical relationship and dependency are interchangeably used






3. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity






4. Budgeted cost of work scheduled






5. Hierarchal structure of resources by resource category and resource type used in resource leveling schedules and to develop resource limited schedules and which may be used to identify and analyze project human resource management






6. Processes concerned with conducting risk management planning - identification - analysis - responses and monitoring and control on a project






7. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.






8. Centralized management of one or more portfolios - which includes identifying - prioritizing - authorizing - managing and controlling projects - programs and related work - to achieve specific strategic business objectives






9. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






10. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity






11. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders






12. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date






13. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel






14. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities






15. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.






16. Float (total float - free float)






17. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts






18. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables






19. Making relevant information available to project stakeholders






20. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives






21. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data






22. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project






23. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy






24. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities






25. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables (sq. foot in construction - lines of code in software development) to calculate an estimate for activity parameters such as scope - cost - budget






26. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence






27. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results






28. Defined function to be performed by a project team member






29. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






30. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions






31. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






32. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






33. A request - demand or assertion of rights by a seller against a buyer or vice versa for consideration - compensation - or payment under the terms of a legally binding contract (such as for a disputed change)






34. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat






35. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.






36. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts






37. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.






38. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities






39. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management






40. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully






41. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project






42. Summary level schedule that identifies the major schedule milestone






43. Group of potential causes of risk. such as technical - external - organizational - environmental - project management. a category may include subcategories






44. A source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable. on a control chart - it appears as part of the random process variation and is indicated by random pattern of points within the control limits. also referred to as random cause






45. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.






46. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information






47. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope






48. Hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category and subcategory that identifies the various areas and causes of potential risks.






49. Features and functions that characterize a product - service or result






50. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs